RBA RISING STARS
29 April - 3 July 2022
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Fanny Arnesen | Nicholas Baldion | Clark Broadwood-Smith | Edward F Butler | Seabomna Choe | Louisa Clark | Eleanor Dunn | Jorja Ellington | Poppy Field | Toby Gawler | Emily Gillbanks | Habib Hajallie | Lily Hargreaves | Alex Heard | Ottelien Huckin | Yeonsu Ju | Zoe Lambert | Tedi Lena | Katrine Lyck | Niall MacCrann | Eleni Maragaki | Rufus Martin | Alice Miller | Rebecca Munday | Emily North | Valeria Nuyanzina | Elena Onwochei-Garcia | Samuel Owusu Achiaw | Chris Polunin | Selina Pope | Aaron Rigal | Sabrina Rosenheim | Zuzanna Salamon | Grace Tobin | Agnes Treherne | Filip Velkovski | Purdey Williams | Naomi Workman | Yuhan Ye | Diana Zrnic
RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
RBA RISING STARS, produced in partnership with the Royal Society of British Artists, showcases the extraordinary talent of 40 artists shortlisted for RBA Rome Scholarship 2022.
Whether it be the trace of the artist left behind in their mark making or the alchemy of a resolved form rendered in a mix of materials applied with exquisite skill, RBA RISING STARS maps the trajectory of what is yet to come in contemporary art practice from the relative viewpoint of the present day. Amongst other awards for the finalists is a one-month residency at Sala Uno, an arts centre in the heart of Rome.
RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
Tedi Lena, Artist Frank Bowling, oil on canvas, 94 x 73cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Nicholas Baldion, The eviction, oil on panel, 79 x 103cm - Image courtesy of the artist
The history of this collaboration with ROSL, which hosts the work of young artists aged 35 and under, began in 2017 and acknowledges the depth of emerging talent present across the UK in figurative forms of contemporary art.
“There are always a large number of applications from artists aged 18 – 35 from all over the UK. We have a Selection Team of RBA members who vote for their favourite works. This year, we were delighted to invite Robin Footitt, the ROSL Arts Coordinator [himself an artist] to join the team. There is always a divergence of opinion among them, but they are agreed that the selected artists all displayed a high level of quality, skill and creativity in their work and this exhibition is a celebration of their talent."
Mick Davies President RBA, Hon RBSA
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RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
Elena Onwochei-Garcia, The Roots and Culture Lawyer in Prison, oil on canvas, 101 x 82cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Emily Gillbanks, Three Things, oil on canvas, 160 x 120cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Rufus Martin, Isaac, bronze, 34 x 19 x 19cm (edition 2/3)
RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
Alex Heard, Dante and Virgil walk past the storm of lust, glazed ceramic, 42 x 23 x 23cm
Diana Zrnic, Space Between Us, acrylic and oil on canvas, 152 x 121cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Clark Broadwood-Smith, Exposed Vessel, oak, 80 x 20 x 20cm - Image courtesy of the artist
RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
Toby Gawler, Tunnel Vision, oil on panel, 50.8 x 40.6cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Sabrina Rosenheim, Thaismina in the Kitchen, oil on paper, 19 x 17cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Alice Miller, Pale Blue, oil on wood, 30 x 22.5cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Agnes Treherne, Mending, oil on birch ply, 53 x 61cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Poppy Field, Fatima, terracotta, 35 x 19 x 22cm
Niall MacCrann, The Untold, oil on canvas, 41 x 56cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Purdey Williams, Matt Hancock Running, oil and charcoal on canvas, 75 x 95cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Louisa Clark, Balcony Heat, oil on canvas, 80 x 60cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Chris Polunin, Space, oil on linen panel, 40 x 30cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Fanny Arnesen, Dance with me, oil on canvas, 80 x 65cm - Image courtesy of the artist
RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London
Grace Tobin, Flowers with Names Forgotten, oil on canvas, 112 x 145cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Eleni Maragaki, National Garden of Athens, linocut, 70 x 70cm (edition of 20) - Image courtesy of the artist
Yuhan Ye, I SEE IV, pencil, sketch papers, Photoshop, 50 x 50cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Filip Velkovski, Tenants, embroidery on canvas, 40 x 40cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Maher, graphite, charcoal and carbon on paper, 50 x 35cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Katrine Lyck, Peak, cyanotype, 76 x 95cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Eleanor Dunn, Don't You Think It Looks Tired?, graphite pencil on paper, 76.5 x 56cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Selina Pope, Heartache, graphite on paper, 29.7 x 42cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Rebecca Munday, Untitled, oil and acrylic on wood panel, 35.5 x 27.9cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Habib Hajallie, The British Dream, ballpoint pen and textiles, 84 x 59cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Seabomna Choe, Forced choice, acrylic on canvas, 40.9 x 31.8cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Ottelien Huckin, Susanna Bathing, Japanned panel with gold leaf gilding, 45 x 32cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Naomi Workman, The Parakeets, oil on linen, 100 x 100cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Lily Hargreaves, Bar at Nod’s, oil on canvas, 75 x 100cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Emily North, Ex Static // Ecstatic, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 90cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Edward F Butler, The Cranes of Belfast, paint on canvas, 60 x 40cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Aaron Rigal, AMAAD, ink and Pastel on Paper, 160 x 150cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Yeonsu Ju, She brings the rain, acrylic and oil on canvas, 150 x 120cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Zoe Lambert, British summer time 2, oil on canvas, 120 x 150cm, Image courtesy of the artist
Jorja Ellington, Still life with flowers, gouache on card, 84.1 x 59.4cm - Image courtesy of the artist
Zuzanna Salamon, And that day the air was carrying the smell of the Sun, charcoal on paper - Image courtesy of the artist